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i think it was also important as the director of the cia at the incident was important he testified. i think it was important for our country, our intelligence community and for general petraeus and his family to bring closures to the issues bothering him. one of the issues a lot of people were putting out that, in fact, he resigned so he wouldn't have to testify about benghazi. that is ridiculous. he stated today that was not the case. >> that was just some of the verbal fireworks from this week. much more on benghazi and hearings next hour. i'll talk with the former fbi director how he handled the issue. >>> setting the scene in israel. the battle is heating up there between israel and hamas. we'll look at the fire power in play. ♪two of a kind ♪for your information ♪we're two of a kind ♪two of a kind ♪it's my observation ♪we're two of a kind ♪like peas in a pod ♪and birds of a feather ♪alone or together you'll find ♪that we are two-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, of a kind♪ well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are
i think it was also important as the director of the cia at the incident was important he testified. i think it was important for our country, our intelligence community and for general petraeus and his family to bring closures to the issues bothering him. one of the issues a lot of people were putting out that, in fact, he resigned so he wouldn't have to testify about benghazi. that is ridiculous. he stated today that was not the case. >> that was just some of the verbal fireworks from...
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and that may also have repercussions for the cia or for someone in the cia. that remains to be seen. but i'm a very strong believer that we need a strong and effective covert action capability and intelligence capability, and it's a sad thing if it in any way diminishes those capabilities. >> general petraeus' resignation comes just days before he was supposed to testify before congress about the benghazi attack. cnn intelligence correspondent, suzanne kelly, joins me now. good morning. so is there any apparent link that you've been able to find to the timing of the resignation and the upcoming benghazi hearings he was supposed to testify next week before the senate intelligence committee? >> reporter: no, randi, no link that we've found whatsoever. i think if you look at the reasons that the general gave when he gave his letter to the employees of the cia yesterday, disclosing such personal details that would be embarrassing, harmful to his family members, you have to wonder whether there would really be any other motivation that would cause someone to write
and that may also have repercussions for the cia or for someone in the cia. that remains to be seen. but i'm a very strong believer that we need a strong and effective covert action capability and intelligence capability, and it's a sad thing if it in any way diminishes those capabilities. >> general petraeus' resignation comes just days before he was supposed to testify before congress about the benghazi attack. cnn intelligence correspondent, suzanne kelly, joins me now. good morning....
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the fbi does not as a matter of routine look into the affairs of cia officers. >> has taken down a four-star general. but daved petraeus' resignation may be the tip of a bigger secret. >>> the new majority. the women's choice. battling over voting rights. tuesday morning taught new lessons and we'll put what we learned in focus. >> they should be held accountable over their. >> who is to blame for the loss of power that has now gone on for nearly two weeks? >>> it is saturday, november 10th, good morning, everyone.um >> i'm victor blackwell. >> we start with the shocking revelation from general david petraeus. he resigned from his post citing an extra marital affair but a hard pill for the president to swallow. >> i was told that general petraeus submitted this letter of resignation yesterday and that obama agonized over this for the last 24 hours. did not want to sign it, did not want to accept it but petraeus urged him. >> he got the letter a day ago and the president didn't want to accept it? >> he admitted to offer his resignation and the president reluctantly accepted it on friday. petr
the fbi does not as a matter of routine look into the affairs of cia officers. >> has taken down a four-star general. but daved petraeus' resignation may be the tip of a bigger secret. >>> the new majority. the women's choice. battling over voting rights. tuesday morning taught new lessons and we'll put what we learned in focus. >> they should be held accountable over their. >> who is to blame for the loss of power that has now gone on for nearly two weeks?...
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he is out of the cia now. if he sits down and tells the truth as he knows it, doesn't shave off the edges, we will get our answers. and congress will, too. we take it from the next step. but somebody, i'm sorry, should be fired for benghazi. should have closed that place down. >> robert baer, former cia operative. thank you so much for joining us today. >>> in the next hour, president obama will head to new york to meet families trying to recover from superstorm sandy. will he visit staten island, one of the hardest hit areas, and take an aerial tour. he will also meet with city officials, first responders and f fema staff. this will be the president's first time touring the region in new york. he he will be joined by new york governor andrew cuomo and mayor michael bloomberg and members of his cabinet. >>> former republican nominee, mitt romney now claiming the president won re-election by giving gifts to after r african-americans, hispanics and younger voters. this is how romney explained his loss in a phone
he is out of the cia now. if he sits down and tells the truth as he knows it, doesn't shave off the edges, we will get our answers. and congress will, too. we take it from the next step. but somebody, i'm sorry, should be fired for benghazi. should have closed that place down. >> robert baer, former cia operative. thank you so much for joining us today. >>> in the next hour, president obama will head to new york to meet families trying to recover from superstorm sandy. will he...
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out that the cia director was involved. >> let's look at this through the eye of a cia veteran. former director of operations in the middle east and now a cnn contributor, robert, welcome. >> good morning. >> so you heard peter king. you've heard him over the weekend. is there something fishy about this? >> completely. every day i wake up and i see one new revelation after another, which sort of discredits things in the past. but i have some real problems with this and one is that the fbi does not investigate e-mails, harassing e-mails as a matter of course. something very early on got them interested in this case, got them to get into the e-mails and apparently monitor broadwell's account, which takes a title 3 subpoena. >> paula broadwell, the alleged mistress -- i want to explain further so the audience understands. there was some question about classified documents and she had those classified documents in her control but eventually fbi says that those weren't connected to david petraeus at all. >> that's fine. but the fact is, a crime has been committed by taking classified
out that the cia director was involved. >> let's look at this through the eye of a cia veteran. former director of operations in the middle east and now a cnn contributor, robert, welcome. >> good morning. >> so you heard peter king. you've heard him over the weekend. is there something fishy about this? >> completely. every day i wake up and i see one new revelation after another, which sort of discredits things in the past. but i have some real problems with this and...
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. >>> happening now, new questions about the sex scandal that toppled the cia director. why did a republican congressman now about it before the white house? >>> also, new information about the woman at the center of the storm. her past makes the present all the more shocking. >>> plus, a crack, a serious crack in republican opposition to raising tax rates on the rich. a leading conservative now seems to be opening the door. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian todd's been working the story for us and getting new information. brian, tell our viewers what's the latest? >> we found out that the house majority leader, republican congressman
. >>> happening now, new questions about the sex scandal that toppled the cia director. why did a republican congressman now about it before the white house? >>> also, new information about the woman at the center of the storm. her past makes the present all the more shocking. >>> plus, a crack, a serious crack in republican opposition to raising tax rates on the rich. a leading conservative now seems to be opening the door. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the...
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well, unless you're a d.c.er or a cia insider, you probably don't. so who is now leading the cia? a look at michael morell, his experience and the role he'll play in the benghazi hearings. that's coming up. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. if you're eligible for medicare, you might know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help pay some of the difference. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral to see a specialist. so don't wait. call now to request a free decision guide to help you understand medicare. and which aarp medicare supplement plan might work best for you. there's a range to choose from, dep
well, unless you're a d.c.er or a cia insider, you probably don't. so who is now leading the cia? a look at michael morell, his experience and the role he'll play in the benghazi hearings. that's coming up. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. if you're eligible for medicare, you might know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now...
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and especially from the acting director of the cia, mike morell. >> one follow-up. if she were nominated would you support her nomination to be secretary of state? >> i'm the ranking member on the intelligence committee. i don't vote on that. as far as i know, she's doing a good job. that's up to the president whether he's going to nominate her. that's up to the senators on what information comes out about her, about her conduct and about her job. >> you don't have any opinion, though? >> if i did, i'm not going to give it. i don't think it's relevant at this point. i'm focused on benghazi and i'm foc focused on the investigation, where it's going to go, and national security. at this point that's not where my focus is going to be. >> let me ask you a question about benghazi. there's a report that when general petraeus released the cia's benghazi time line, it really sort of set off this in-fighting between agencies. they were surprised that he had done that. they also felt like this only exacerbated the pointing of fingers. is that correct and do -- >> from my unde
and especially from the acting director of the cia, mike morell. >> one follow-up. if she were nominated would you support her nomination to be secretary of state? >> i'm the ranking member on the intelligence committee. i don't vote on that. as far as i know, she's doing a good job. that's up to the president whether he's going to nominate her. that's up to the senators on what information comes out about her, about her conduct and about her job. >> you don't have any...
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you work for the cia not the tsa. a joke! >> all right. "early start" continues right now. >> breaking news in the national security sex scandal. another powerful general, the top commander in afghanistan, now under investigation for his conduct. >> and the fbi agent who launched the petraeus probe, he's now under investigation over inappropriate pictures sent to a woman involved in the scandal. >> plus, the original other woman, paula broadwell, her home, the subject of a late night fbi raid. so many layers to this story, folks. we have them all for you. good morning to you. welcome to "early start." >>> great to see you. it is 6:00 a.m. in the east. >>> another four-star bombshell in the david petraeus sex scandal. this morning, there's word that the commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan, general john allen, is under investigation. the pentagon says the fbi has uncovered uncovered between 20,000 and 30,000 pages of potentially inappropriate e-mails and other correspondence between allen and jill kelly. she is the florida woman
you work for the cia not the tsa. a joke! >> all right. "early start" continues right now. >> breaking news in the national security sex scandal. another powerful general, the top commander in afghanistan, now under investigation for his conduct. >> and the fbi agent who launched the petraeus probe, he's now under investigation over inappropriate pictures sent to a woman involved in the scandal. >> plus, the original other woman, paula broadwell, her home, the...
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petraeus will say, we are told, that the cia was able to disprove that. that the video at the end of the day didn't have much to do with it, if anything, but the problem is that disproving of that theory came after he first testified and briefed capitol hill and apparently after ambassador susan rice made those comments. >> that's why it's so significant, it also came after ambassador rice's appearance on the sunday shows, where she is now being grilled by john mccain and others. i'm talking to him in a few minutes. so it's very significant i think what general petraeus believed at the time. it does beg a belief, really, why would ambassador rice go on national television, having had a briefing we believe from the cia, which turned out to be flawed if the director of the cia right away knew this was an al qaeda affiliated group? >> yeah, you know, it's washington, isn't it. i mean, you know, the theory, what petraeus is expected to talk about is he had his talking points. he got them declassified, approved to go out there in public. when ambassador rice s
petraeus will say, we are told, that the cia was able to disprove that. that the video at the end of the day didn't have much to do with it, if anything, but the problem is that disproving of that theory came after he first testified and briefed capitol hill and apparently after ambassador susan rice made those comments. >> that's why it's so significant, it also came after ambassador rice's appearance on the sunday shows, where she is now being grilled by john mccain and others. i'm...
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. >> this week on "inside a sex scandal at top of the cia. the benghazi blame gamame. >> the amecan people desve facts. the let this happen again. >>>> why would susan rice not gt our vote? i don't trust her. defending susan rice. >> if senator mccain and senator want to go after somebody, they should go aft me. there are no barriers to dn and beginning to work through this process. >> as the fiscal cliff looms, is deal in the works? mitt romney explains why he .ost >> the president's campaign was certain membersrs of his collision, give them extraordinary financial gifts , and workovernment very aggressivelely to turn them vote.e. captioned by thehe national captioning institut --www.ncicicap.org-- >> i just don't ow where to begin this week. we talk about republicacan charges of a cover-up with regard to the fatatal attack in benghazi? do we talk about sexual liaison and national security? about israel dealza, possibility of a a the fiscal cliff? let's starwith the sex. [laughter] the d director of the cia resigs fbi uncovers e-mails reveal
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. >>> sex scandal at the cia. lawmakers now questioning who knew what and when about david petraeus and his extramarital affair. >>> hurtling toward the fiscal cliff. lawmakers leaving the door open for compromise in congress. >> road rage on the nascar track. a crash leads to a wild melee between pit crews on live tv. >> that was ugly. >> it was. good morning, and welcome to "early start" i'm alison kosik. >> good morning, everybody, i'm alina cho. john and zoraida have the day off. it is 5:00 a.m. let's get started. up first, more fallout from the sudden and shocking resignation of cia director david petraeus, because of an extramarital affair. there are new details, and new questions this morning, about an fbi investigation that led to his departure. the fbi uncovered evidence of an affair between petraeus and his biographer paula broadwell, after she allegedly sent harassing e-mails to another woman she jealously thought was too close to petraeus. new york congressman peter king says there are far more questio
. >>> sex scandal at the cia. lawmakers now questioning who knew what and when about david petraeus and his extramarital affair. >>> hurtling toward the fiscal cliff. lawmakers leaving the door open for compromise in congress. >> road rage on the nascar track. a crash leads to a wild melee between pit crews on live tv. >> that was ugly. >> it was. good morning, and welcome to "early start" i'm alison kosik. >> good morning, everybody, i'm...
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on friday cia director david petraeus resigned after admitting to an affair. it was revealed that paula brodwell the fbi stumbled on to her name and was concerned petraeus was a victim or there was a security breech on brodwell's part. but according to news max given the top secret clearance and the fact he was married he monitored . amoung them discussions about sex under a desk which i can do standing up. the fbi agents expected him to resign rather than risk the possibility of being blame mailed not to mention being distracted during the libya mess. he waited until after the election. he also won't be testifying on libya next week. that is certainly convenient says a guy wearing a yellow sweater. let's focus on something else instead. >>> yes, yes, adorable. but just an hour later that puppy killed four children. terry, you are in the military or so you claim. no proof actually. >> no paperwork. >> was the resignation because of the affair or was there something rotten in rottenville. >> i wish there was. to see him go this way with an affair, it is not a v
on friday cia director david petraeus resigned after admitting to an affair. it was revealed that paula brodwell the fbi stumbled on to her name and was concerned petraeus was a victim or there was a security breech on brodwell's part. but according to news max given the top secret clearance and the fact he was married he monitored . amoung them discussions about sex under a desk which i can do standing up. the fbi agents expected him to resign rather than risk the possibility of being blame...
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. >>> exactly one week after he abruptly resigned as head of the cia, david petraeus was back on capitol hill. he met yesterday behind closed doors to brief lawmakers on the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. according to lawmakers who were there, petraeus now says the attack was an act of terrorism and not the result of a spontaneous anti-western demonstration as initially reported. four americans died in the benghazi incident, including u.s. abz christopher stevens. >>> we've got much more ahead this hour. here's a look at what's coming up. battling over benghazi. lawmakers are furious. the president is standing his ground, and there is still no one in custody. all morning we're putting the conflict and the players in focus. >>> on the brinks of war as fighting escalates between israel and hamas. experts say there will likely be a lot more bloodshed before the violence stops. >>> and a michigan law struck down. why judges ruled a ban on affirmative action unconstitutional and how the state is prepared to fight all the way to the supreme court. if you are one of th
. >>> exactly one week after he abruptly resigned as head of the cia, david petraeus was back on capitol hill. he met yesterday behind closed doors to brief lawmakers on the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. according to lawmakers who were there, petraeus now says the attack was an act of terrorism and not the result of a spontaneous anti-western demonstration as initially reported. four americans died in the benghazi incident, including u.s. abz christopher...
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cia director, it's certainly within their purview. whether that makes sense to do so in light of his knowledge and how consequential that is to the overall benghazi investigation, that's up to the u.s. congress. they certainly have the power to do it. >> what do you think he does next? where does his career go from here? obviously majorly decorated in the military, then to the cia then scandal. what happens? >> my view is, we would be less of a country if we weren't forgiving enough that after a period of reflection and a period of redemption that we don't take advantage of this extraordinarily talented human being. he served this country for over 40 years. i believe that he's still got a lot more to offer this country. and i look forward to seeing that happen one day. >> brigadier general mark kimmitt with us this morning and barbara starr as well from the pentagon. thanks to both of you. i appreciate your time this morning. >>> we've got to take a short break. still ahead on "starting point" as we mark veterans day we're going to re
cia director, it's certainly within their purview. whether that makes sense to do so in light of his knowledge and how consequential that is to the overall benghazi investigation, that's up to the u.s. congress. they certainly have the power to do it. >> what do you think he does next? where does his career go from here? obviously majorly decorated in the military, then to the cia then scandal. what happens? >> my view is, we would be less of a country if we weren't forgiving enough...
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you have the cia director in a sex scandal. the commander of forces in afghanistan, sexting with a hot chick in tampa. rome is burning. the middle-east is in flames and obama is hold egg news conference with cupcakes thrown by magnolia bakery. how could this be worse for barack obama? how could it be any worse? michael, you explain to me. >> i imagine the president's pretty happy that he won re-election, 7 days ago. clearly, some of these challenges are still on his to-do list. he has a lot of work to do. but the american people have spoken. so even with all the propaganda that your side of the aisle tried to spit out on president obama, he was able to survive. not just survive. he won -- >> i think it was 51% -- >> i understand you are upset. look, i understand you are upset. but it's time to move on-- >>> all right. -- [overlapping dialogue] >> start to figure out to change the mission statement and let's get things done. >> sean: what would you like to ask about benghazi? >> what about obama know? when did he know it? he see
you have the cia director in a sex scandal. the commander of forces in afghanistan, sexting with a hot chick in tampa. rome is burning. the middle-east is in flames and obama is hold egg news conference with cupcakes thrown by magnolia bakery. how could this be worse for barack obama? how could it be any worse? michael, you explain to me. >> i imagine the president's pretty happy that he won re-election, 7 days ago. clearly, some of these challenges are still on his to-do list. he has a...
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so yesterday, accompanying susan rice was the acting director of the cia michael morell. and in that meeting, what happened is he told the senators that it was actually the fbi who took al qaeda references out of the unclassified talking points. only to call back several hours later saying, oops, i was wrong, it wasn't the fbi, it was the cia. here is what lindsey graham said about that. >> i can't help but feel incredibly disappointed that we were told something at 10:00 a.m. that couldn't withstand scrutiny for six hours. and is totally inconsistent with what we were told the day before. we have five different explanations of who changed the talking points to take out benghazi. and four different reasons. this is becoming a joke. >> so what these meetings least this particular issue has done is added fuel to the fire and it is not like, you needed to add any more fuel to the fire, especially for senators like lindsey graham who is already really publicly outraged about a lot of issues dealing with the benghazi attack. >> this is just one more. one more. dana bash, thank
so yesterday, accompanying susan rice was the acting director of the cia michael morell. and in that meeting, what happened is he told the senators that it was actually the fbi who took al qaeda references out of the unclassified talking points. only to call back several hours later saying, oops, i was wrong, it wasn't the fbi, it was the cia. here is what lindsey graham said about that. >> i can't help but feel incredibly disappointed that we were told something at 10:00 a.m. that...
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i spoke to a former director of the cia. if your name came up as part of an fbi investigation, how long would it take for your name to get to the president. and if he was out of the country a day but no more than that. >> and pat, you obviously had nothing to do with this. try to get them to understand what happens in the fbi. if they are investigating the head of the soy sigh. it tarted in may and they anyhow it was petraeus by the summer and interviewed petraeus and his paramour broadwell in september or october. wouldn't they have an obligation to tell the president. >> the fbi worked for the department of justice. >> why didn't holder tell the president? >> that i can't answer you. but bob muler is an ethical and good man. >> and i agree with you. >> fromthere is no doubt in my mind he did advise the attorney general. >> it is called deniability. they went through fast and furious. >> i don't believe it i have been in washington us can pass information without a paper trail. there is no possible way the president did not
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ambassador for not probing the intelligence that was given to her by the cia. after all, let's not forget that the director of the cia himself at the time as well as the director of national intelligence, the top intelligence officials of the nation both believed when she went on the talk shows, they believe it began as a protest. the intelligence community was wrong. i hardly think it's fair to suggest she had better information than the head of the cia. >> for some reason susan rice is having a hard time convincing senators of the point she made. she met with susan colins of maine considered a moderate who said she would have trouble supporting susan rice if she's nominated as secretary of state. to get her through you need five republican votes. if you don't have susan collins, who are you going to get? >> hopefully we would have susan colin ifs the president nominates the ambassador. senator collins has not said she would oppose the nomination. she said she want wants more information. i agree with the white house. there isn't likely to be a change in the f
ambassador for not probing the intelligence that was given to her by the cia. after all, let's not forget that the director of the cia himself at the time as well as the director of national intelligence, the top intelligence officials of the nation both believed when she went on the talk shows, they believe it began as a protest. the intelligence community was wrong. i hardly think it's fair to suggest she had better information than the head of the cia. >> for some reason susan rice is...
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but petraeus testified that cia talking points called it immediately a terrorist attack. he said that was removed for strategic reasons. the move was to avoid letting terrorist agencies know they were hot on their trail. >> he was asked if his resignation at any impact on his testimony, and he said no. >> basically, his resignation had nothing to do with the benghazi issue. >> the attacks still could have and should have been thwarted the staff better protected, some say, and they insist that calls for increased security should have been heeded. >> they add to our ability to make judgments about what is clearly a failure of intelligence. >> david petraeus added in telling lawmakers that security was so lax, protesters literally walked in and set fire to the consulate. >> thank you. more information on the two women at the center of the petraeus scandal. apparently they made visits to the white house. paula broadwell with whom he admitted having an affair, was at the white house twice in 2009 and 2011. and jill kelley, the woman who began the investigation that led to petr
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from reporters, that quickly disappeared in the wake of a spiraling sex scandal that took down the cia director david petraeus. >> i have no evidence at this point from what i have seen that classified information was disclosed in any way that would have had a neckative impact on the national security. >> reporter: the scandal embroiled afghanistan commander general john allen. when asked if the fbi should have revealed the investigation to him in the country prior to the election, the president withheld judgement. >> it's possible had we been told, you would be sitting here asking me a question why were you interfering in a criminal investigation. >> reporter: on the fiscal cliff the country faces at the end of the year, the president insisted he would not extend cuts for well -- for the wealthy and demanded that middle class tax cuts get extended now. >> i am confident folks in both parties can make that happen. what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% we can't afford and, according to economists, we'll have the least positive impact on our economy. >
from reporters, that quickly disappeared in the wake of a spiraling sex scandal that took down the cia director david petraeus. >> i have no evidence at this point from what i have seen that classified information was disclosed in any way that would have had a neckative impact on the national security. >> reporter: the scandal embroiled afghanistan commander general john allen. when asked if the fbi should have revealed the investigation to him in the country prior to the election,...
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the issue is what happened during the attack on the consulate and the cia an ex. i think the general will be in a better position to talk about the forces that could have been brought into play there but were not. >> he has got to tell us. it is what rumsfeld has reported as known or unknown. >> it is keystone cops. the department of justice knew about this. nobody bothered to tell the president about this? >> it is one or the other. sometimes we give obama more than he deserves. they could be strumbling over their feet over there it should have been told to the president and the house and senate committee chiefs and it was not. i think diane feinstein is justifiable ripped and she is going to get even somehow >> i'm not blaming president obama for all of this stuff. what looks like has happened is his national security team has broken down on this. it just broke down. it is only going to get worse. >> a lot of people my friends in the military they are going to be resigning in droves. it is going to be ugly. >> we'll have you back to talk about that one. breaking
the issue is what happened during the attack on the consulate and the cia an ex. i think the general will be in a better position to talk about the forces that could have been brought into play there but were not. >> he has got to tell us. it is what rumsfeld has reported as known or unknown. >> it is keystone cops. the department of justice knew about this. nobody bothered to tell the president about this? >> it is one or the other. sometimes we give obama more than he...
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source and two security contraators in benghazi tell fox the libban milltiamen hell at the cia annex may be a cia has not had detention it - authority sincc january 2009, wwen eeecutive order 13491 was issued. ny suggestionnthat the agency is still in the detention business is uuinnormed and baseless." at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, ffx news. the... cleveland... bus priver... who ppercut... a... female passenger... in september... has been fired...///. 3 --you're going... punch... scre- scream--- the... videoo.. went viral... when... arrii hughes ... wasscaught punching... the unruly passenger in the facc.../. hughes... claimed his actions... were in... self deeense... after the woman pushed him...//. now... the... cleveland transit authority says... they're... thinking... more aboot drivers safety.../ after... another incident... involving... a bus driver and passenger... took place earlier this month.. pomorrow morning, new jersey will end gas rationing. 3&pgovernor chris christie implemented the odd-even systemmlasttweek because as stations had a hard time getting fuel in the
source and two security contraators in benghazi tell fox the libban milltiamen hell at the cia annex may be a cia has not had detention it - authority sincc january 2009, wwen eeecutive order 13491 was issued. ny suggestionnthat the agency is still in the detention business is uuinnormed and baseless." at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, ffx news. the... cleveland... bus priver... who ppercut... a... female passenger... in september... has been fired...///. 3 --you're going... punch......
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the cia deies ithad aay prisoners. the cia has not had the attentn of authorities since january 209, when executive order 13491 was issued. any uggestion that the agency is still in the deention business is uninformed and baseless. e paaeus resignation comes at a time when the administration is facing questions about the attacks and benghazi. the affair had been suspected among patraeus is in a circle. three separate intelligence sources say the president's top counter-terrorism adviser, john brennan, was told about the affair in the summer of 2011. the white house denies this. lou: thank you. jennifer griffin, fox is national security correspondent. david patraeus will not a fear of for congress to answer congressional cuts -- questions aut bnghazi. lawmakers still want to hear from him at some point. they also want to know why they were not bried by the fbi before news of the affair broke friday. fox news chief inteigence correspondent atharine heritage has the latest on that ankle. >> although the investigation bega
the cia deies ithad aay prisoners. the cia has not had the attentn of authorities since january 209, when executive order 13491 was issued. any uggestion that the agency is still in the deention business is uninformed and baseless. e paaeus resignation comes at a time when the administration is facing questions about the attacks and benghazi. the affair had been suspected among patraeus is in a circle. three separate intelligence sources say the president's top counter-terrorism adviser, john...
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the acting cia director would stumble so badly. do you think if it was an innocent mistake it adds fuel to the fire? >> this was the event took place on september the 11th. the first few days are understandable. you can sort of excuse that. but this far later it is unfortunate. mike morell. he had been senate confirmed at the deputy prior to this. very well respected. there is no excuse for it. this late in the game. these meetings were so important to be making those kinds of mistakes now. >> you say it is not an insignificant mistake that he made. >> no. i don't think so. i mean the administration got itself in trouble. being so assertive on setelevisn and denying the possibility that you add han organized terrorist attack in benghazi. and i think it got inflated and if ambassador rice and others had been determined to say that the well-known video was behind it all i think this problem wouldn't have happened. the subject as you know of great contention. there is still a number of questions. her performance raises a red flag. off
the acting cia director would stumble so badly. do you think if it was an innocent mistake it adds fuel to the fire? >> this was the event took place on september the 11th. the first few days are understandable. you can sort of excuse that. but this far later it is unfortunate. mike morell. he had been senate confirmed at the deputy prior to this. very well respected. there is no excuse for it. this late in the game. these meetings were so important to be making those kinds of mistakes...
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i mean, the fbi surveiling the cia. we are to believe the attorney general lee nothing about it, but the president had no knowledge of what is going on. is tha credible? >> it is not, but this goes back to a even runni guns. the attorney general did not know about that. there are a lot of things this attorney-general seems not to know about by convenience. it is a magic of me that that attorney-general did not know when a cabinet official is under investigation properly while the most important cabinet ofcials that america has because thi is the keeper of american secrets. if he did not know it is sheer incompetence, but something tells me he did. >> the fbi reports, my father was an fbi agent. i worked as a federal prosecutor the report directly to the department ofjustice. they work for the department justice. the idea you didot know about it, i don't understand that. lou: is it even imaginable that the head of the fbi and te attorney general would not have some considerable discussion about surveillance of the hed of
i mean, the fbi surveiling the cia. we are to believe the attorney general lee nothing about it, but the president had no knowledge of what is going on. is tha credible? >> it is not, but this goes back to a even runni guns. the attorney general did not know about that. there are a lot of things this attorney-general seems not to know about by convenience. it is a magic of me that that attorney-general did not know when a cabinet official is under investigation properly while the most...